When compared to renowned instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, Telegram might seem like the underdog. However, the Russian platform is anything but with its user base of roughly 300 million. If you are not yet familiar with it, a few questions might be going through your mind right now. What is […]
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On Tuesday night, White House officials confirmed that Donald Trump’s campaigned site become temporarily unavailable due to hacking. The POTUS’s website was replaced by a fake FBI seizing notice, which blatantly accused the Trump administration and his relative of the distribution of fake news, withholding information about the coronavirus pandemic’s origin, and manipulating the outcome […]
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Ransomware has become one of the main cyber threats that can have devastating effects on organizations, resulting in financial damage, corporate instability, and reputational harm. This type of malware uses complex encryption algorithms which lock up all files on a machine unless a decryption key is used to retrieve the data. A ransom message appears […]
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Thanks to you and your continuous support, our cybersecurity solutions were nominated and chosen as finalists for the Computing Security Awards 2020 edition! We are proud and excited to be chosen among the brands that enable online security to be closer to what it should be: easily achievable, easily managed, all-encompassing. We have been deemed […]
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Russian hackers attack unknowing victims! Heimdal™ Security, an Odense-based online security provider, has recently flushed out a hacking group nested around Moscow. The threat group, which has yet to be identified, was scheming to exfiltrate, encrypt and demand ransom for company-sensitive information from a Danish IT Reseller, as well as other Danish and US businesses. […]
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Nature, people, states, machines, relationships – everything has a life cycle. Including technology. Nothing stays in the same perfect condition forever and nothing works as it should with no proper care and attention. This evanescent aspect of things is concerning me today because I’m going to bring into your attention concepts like software rot, code […]
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RMM software (short for Remote Monitoring and Management Software) refers to the platforms used by IT professionals and organizations to remotely manage and monitor networks and endpoints. They fulfill several IT functions and are being marketed either as stand-alone tools or as part of a unified suite. This type of software is a great choice […]
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Microsoft’s security updates (the October 2020 Patch Tuesday) have been released. Patches have been rolled out for 87 security bugs. 11 out of the vulnerabilities addressed in this month’s Patch Tuesday received the “critical” ranking from Microsoft, meaning that cybercriminals or malware may leverage them to gain full access over an unpatched endpoint with little […]
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Should you be concerned about email security? What are some of the biggest email threats? How do you defend your organization against them? These questions may have crossed your mind, so, in this article, I will try to address them and also provide you with some email security best practices. Email has remained a core […]
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